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February 2011 Blog Posts (3)

Planting Carlin peas

I have been planting some Carlin peas in the back graden behind our house. I put 250 in, yesterday and today. They are in two rows, 25 cm apart. Each pea is 5 cm from the next and I push them in about 3 cm deep. I have marked the rows with a lot of raspberry canes I pruned out last month. These peas grow up tall so the raspberry canes will be a support for them to grow onto.

I am not sure how these peas will get on in the earth here. It heavy clay. I already have improved it a lot by… Continue

Added by Starling on February 28, 2011 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Constraint

Constraint - working with what you have - is my favorite social innovation skill. I think it is of upmost importance to get out in the field, where the action is, to innovate. It is also good to visit many places, to make connections that others may not see.

Added by Albert Feinstein on February 21, 2011 at 9:09pm — 1 Comment

LEARN1

LEARN1 Innovation (often) comes from constraint

With unlimited amounts of money you can achieve everything you want but that does not mean you achieve the best solution. Excessive money makes you solution wastefull. Before you start thinking of innovating you need to study the environment in which you want to innovate and the constraints you are facing. This will enable you to build ground up with the tools you have. This does not mean you have to be close minded. It is important that…

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Added by Jean Paul Galea on February 16, 2011 at 8:47pm — No Comments